Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough Family History Guide

Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1737 from Prestbury Ancient Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Lyme Handley, Kettleshulme, Wildboarclough, Wildboar Clough, Upton, and Tytherington.

Alternative names: Macclesfield Forest

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1675
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1812

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

See also Macclesfield, Cheshire Family History Guide

Macclesfield Forest

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

MACCLESFIELD-FOREST, a township and chapelry, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Macclesfield; containing 256 inhabitants.

The township comprises 2152 acres, light land, and mossy in some parts. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £60; patron, the Earl of Derby.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Lyme Handley

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

LYME-HANDLEY, a township, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 7½ miles (N. E. by N.) from Macclesfield; containing 268 inhabitants.

The township comprises 3768 acres; the soil is clay, and stony. Lyme Hall, the principal seat of the family of Legh, is a quadrangular building of white gritstone, of which the more ancient part was erected about the end of the reign of Elizabeth; the south and west fronts are of the Ionic order, from a design by Leoni. The park is one of the largest in the kingdom.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Kettleshulme

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

KETTLESHULME, a township, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 6¾ miles (N. E.) from Macclesfield; containing 336 inhabitants. It comprises 1023 acres of land, the soil of which is clay, with stone. The Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship; and there is a school with a small endowment.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Wildboarclough

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

WILDBOAR-CLOUGH, a township, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 6½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Macclesfield; containing 347 inhabitants. It comprises 3078 acres, partly a light soil, partly stony, and partly peat. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Upton

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

UPTON, a township, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 1½ mile (N. W.) from Macclesfield; containing 85 inhabitants, and comprising 422 acres.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Tytherington

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

TYTHERINGTON, a township, in the parish of Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester, 1 mile (N.) from Macclesfield; containing 389 inhabitants. It comprises 798 acres of laud, of a clayey quality. The Macclesfield branch of the Manchester and Birmingham railway passes through the township.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

Macclesfield Forest

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Graveyard inscriptions of Forest Chapel, Macclesfield
Author: North Cheshire Family History Society

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Macclesfield Forest, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Macclesfield Forest, 1812-1837
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Forest chapel, Macclesfield Forest, burials, 1732-1971
Author: Taylor, David; Church of England. Chapelry of Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

Parish registers for Macclesfield Forest, 1666-1971
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Forest Chapel, Macclesfield Forest baptisms, 1731-1902
Author: Taylor, David; North Cheshire Family History Society; Church of England. Chapelry of Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Occupations ( 1 )
Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Public records ( 1 )
Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Schools ( 1 )
School registers, 1876-1911
Author: Macclesfield Forest School (Cheshire); Lincolnshire Archives Office (England); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Macclesfield Forest – Taxation ( 3 )
Land tax assessments for Macclesfield Forest, 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

Lyme Handley

England, Cheshire, Lyme Handley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Lyme Handley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Lyme Handley – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Lyme Handley, 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Kettleshulme

England, Cheshire, Kettleshulme – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Kettleshulme, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Kettleshulme – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme, 1813-1890
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Church records, 1808-1837
Author: Wesleyan Church (Kettleshulme, England)

Parish registers for Rainow with Saltersford parish, 1765-1992
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rainow-with-Saltersford (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Parish registers for Saltersford Chapelry, 1813-1996
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Kettleshulme – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Kettleshulme, Wesleyan, Chesh., Eng

Parish register printouts of Kettleshulme, Cheshire, England (Wesleyan) ; christenings, 1808-1836
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Cheshire, Kettleshulme – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Kettleshulme, 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Wildboarclough

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Memorial inscriptions of Wincle and Wildboarclough churches
Author: Macclesfield Ferrets

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Wildboarclough, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Church history ( 1 )
Memorial inscriptions of Wincle and Wildboarclough churches
Author: Macclesfield Ferrets

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Church records ( 1 )
Parish registers for Macclesfield Forest, 1666-1971
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Occupations ( 1 )
Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Public records ( 1 )
Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

England, Cheshire, Wildboarclough – Taxation ( 3 )
Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Wildboarclough, 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough poor law records, 1711-1949
Author: Macclesfield Forest (Cheshire)

Tytherington

England, Cheshire, Tytherington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Tytherington, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Tytherington – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Tytherington, 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Upton

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Macclesfield) – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Upton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Macclesfield) – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Account book for Upton, 1773-1828
Author: Upton (near Macclesfield, Cheshire : Township)

England, Cheshire, Upton (near Macclesfield) – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for Macclesfield hundred, 1784-1787, 1815-1819
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Land tax assessments for Upton (in Prestbury)[Upton, near Macclesfield], 1784-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cheshire); Cheshire Record Office

Administration

  • County: Cheshire
  • Civil Registration District: Macclesfield
  • Probate Court: Pre-1541 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), Post-1540 – Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Pre-1541 – Lichfield and Coventry, Post-1540 – Chester
  • Rural Deanery: Macclesfield
  • Poor Law Union: Macclesfield
  • Hundred: Macclesfield
  • Province: York